Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-24

There was no question as to her health.
her Christian character her conservation.
her natural abilities, the thoroughuess of
her education, the ripeness of her culture
her general adaptation to missionary
work Nor did she herself raise any uues-
olon Whatever In respect to the future of
the heathen. Intent upon her special
studies and her future Christian work.
her attention had not been specially called
TO the recent theological discussions
When she offered herself to the nruden-
tial committee Dr. Alden sent her a creed
"a new one, the third he has sent ont
from the rooms of the American hoard
and asked her to state particulorlv bor
views as to the final doom of the heatben
VINO nave not heard the gospel in this
Ire her reply was not satisfactory tn
Dr Alden, and he asked her to modify her
statement to make it include the dogma
that the fate of every human soul, excep
infants and idiots, is decided Sin the
body here on earth" Before send.
ing any reply to this demand
Miss - received letter from DR.. n.
" CLARK, foreign secretary of the board.
In which he said: 81 had counted on Won
as good and efficient worker in .Japan
l had felt you were especially fitted in
many ways for the best and manifest ser
vice in the field, and had not thought of
any theological question coming up to bar
your way" And, after giving his own
experience as one of trust rather than of
knowledge of the mysteries of the future.
ne asks her II she cannot "leave exylana-
ulohs, leave mysteries, in short, in this par
tlcular domain as we leave my steries in our
everyday life in the organic wol / around
us, in the dealings of God with nations to
another time, when, with clearer convic-
''oli ana fuller light, we shall know and
Understand where now we walk by faith
MISS - rely was as follows:
Dear Mr.. Clark thank YOU very m,,cb
Tor your kind letter, and for telling me
your own experience. You have eynres.-
ed exactly what | would say myself as Ia
my falth and resting in the truths stated
III .ne blple. thoroughly agree with the
substance and the spirit of your letter. |
nave no feeling of unrest and anxiety. or
tbat must understand the mysteries of
.ne gospel. am more than content to
,eaVe them In Gods hand, and not to say
uo hoI Know. do implicitly believe
every word of this Bible, and accept it as
the revelation of the divine will toward
man, OF God as the Father OF all men. and
OF the obedience which he requires to his
molly law AS to Gods dealings with those
VINO nave never felt the power of the COS
pei OF christ, whether it be the heatbeu in
foreign lands or the heather that can he
Iouhd IN our own great cities, do not see
THAT God has told us what he will do
with such people. | do not be-
lieve the Eible gives us any in
OF future probation, and | do not believe
IN Cnlversalism. simply leave in Gods
hands the future of those who seem not to
have had in this life chance to accent
the salvation offered to all men, and feel
that do not understand and do not need
TO understand, what his judgment will be
upon them. Nor do feel that this cues
tlon mas any practical bearing on our duty
toward God and toward our fellow men.
nor that the possibility of such salvation
makes IL less a duty and privilege to
nelP IN the great work of educating and
Chr:stianizing the heather nations and
nope the privilege of using my strength
IN so grand work will he given me-
Or. Alden asked me to WI ite to him and
state exactly what beleve GA this point.
do not think | can express my conyic-
lions more clearly than have doue in this
statement, and therefore may | ask YOU to
SHOW this letter to him as the expression
of my belief?
Very sincerely !our",